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SEWARD TUB AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM B. y Ss Life and Letters of the " jogkaruy oy Wittiam H. Sewarp, to with a Memoir of his Lite and from bis Letters, ‘W. Seward, N. Through the courtesy of the Messrs. Appl * their bouse in tho course of fortnight. Alt more to follow. thoroughly fascinating. There is not a dull From the page upon which Mr, Seward begi tory of his life to the page upon which hi cludes the work there is never a momen ~ readercan bearto lay the volume down. biography is written in almost engaging reader feels as though he was being told as tinguished statesman, and feels upon the Mate fodting with him before the ink Is en ‘As far back as Mr. Seward has been able profession and farming during his son’s mit tre in 1804, and with unusual ability. trathfulness and candor, William H. Seward, entered the Farmers’ Hall Academy, at Gos! age of nine years, returning after 4 short native village, where he was prepared for c Jn the meantime he says:—- evening, to and from distant pastures, to to mill and fetch the flour, to bring the lim and on the farm.’ How happy were tho wi! ings, when tne visit of a nei Apples, nuts and cider, and | wa ally turned upon politics or religion! MR. SEWARD’S FIRST SPEECH. speech :— My training at home had prepared me to est admirer of Tompkins, aud of course Chnton, Vice Presiaent Tompkins, at the his party, made a progres: Of the State, and, in “swinging round thecir to Schenectady. He had a reception in which, of cou: was a party one. The students, nicknamed ‘Buck Tuvils,” patriotic duty to receive him at the college. make, especially when that speech was an ‘the greatest patriot aud statesman whom Stave had produced ¢ did make it; but, speecnes, made to or tor political candid ot ernor of the State of New York. Burdened with a debt to his confiding ta ‘which was refused; he therefore determine tain himself, and on the lst of January, 1819, without Botice to his family, left Union College and started South with a classmate, who was en route for Georgia, ‘There he succeeded in obtaining a position pal of an academy at asalary of $800 a year, fore he crew bis first dollar’s pay he was called bome by a letter from his parents and revurne good a grace as he might and resumed his cation where it hud beca broken off. AS A LAW STUDENT. From the commencement piattorm turned directly to the humble law office Esq,, in Gosnen, waich L had len, T youl the autumn of the toliuwing y Teceived a8 a student in the office of Fsq., in Beekman street, im the city York. Mr. Avthon bad written a “Practice,” and this department received special attention. * * * Inthe spring v' Old master, John Duer, trapsterred his la Goshen to Ogden Holman, aiready, though 01 the most eloquent advocates, Mr. Hoff me to join him, giving mo the priviiege what | could by practice in justices’ courts. in el Job although I had not yet been admitted to the Bar, one- third of the attorney business of the office, the counsel fees for himselt. While studying law Mr, Seward did not neglect the ccomphstments, but took lessons in singin and French, making little progress in eithe art. When the partnership between H Seward was dissolved the latter was handed share in the firm’s receipts. With this ho the Western part of the State to find a suital settle 1p, He settled upon Auburn, and beg: there in 1823 in the office of Judge Elijah M daughter Frances he subsequently married, HIS FIRST CASE. My dévut at Auburn obiaincd for me a which, though 1 was thankiul tor at the tim reason to be proud of. A convict discharge State Prison there i the woruing was warned to leave Reaching tne suburb he dis- covered an open door, entered it and proceeded to rite ‘Tuking alarm, he rushed out, carrying with He was wdicied tor this petly larceny, which, beiug @ second ollence, was | the town immediately, a bureau. him only a few vulueiess rags. punishable with a new term in tho state Prison. | was assigned by the Court to the vefence of the uniortu- | bate wretch. Tue theft and the detection were com- | pletely proved. ‘The stolen articles lay on the | table. The indictment described them as ‘one | quilted holder of the value of six cents,” and ,roue piece of calico of guished Statesman. from 1831 to 1846. By Frederick York: D. Appieton & Co. Bilowod to rea! the advance sheets of the late Mr. Beward’s autobiography, which witl be published by . wading through the 800 pages tuat compose this volume We lay it down with the regret that there are not 800 "The book is not only interesting, but the many incidents that marked the career of the dis mncestors ho is of Welsh descent. His fathor, Samuel 8. Seward, was educated a physician and practised that it seems had some political aspirations, for he repre. ented Orange county in the New York Stute Legisla- His mother Was possessed of a good common school education and is spoken of as a person of excellent sense, gentlencss, ot this volume, was born in Florida, N. Y., on May 16, 1801, and was the fourth of six children, He New England college graduate. His studies began at five in the morning and closed at nine In the evening. It was my business to drive the cows, morning and carry in the fuel for the parlor fire, to take the grain kiln and to do the errands of the family generally, the ume of my elder brothers being too precious to permit them to be withdrawn from their labors in the store bor brought out the indulged in a reapite from study and listened to conversation, which gener- In 1816 he entered Union College, Schenectady, It was here that Mr, Seward mage his first politicai through the eastern part thougnt it a wos stady carefully the firse political speech | was to I did study the speceti, and I hke many other well-studied country, this effort of mine “fell on stony ground,” and, in spite of the advice of the republican students inion College, De Witt Clinton was re-elected Goy- extent of $100, ho asked his father tor assistance, of Jona Duer, wien I was the valve of six cents’ ‘SEWARD. Distin- from 1801 Selections jleton we are er carelully line in ing the his- 8 son con: t when the ‘The auto. style. The a friend of most inti- ded, to trace bis nority, and the subject hen, at the time to his ollego by a chop and @ from the inter even- be an oarn- hostile to Tequest of cle,” came the city, republican Should 1 address to my native ates in our ilor to the d to main- as princi- But be- a with as college edu- Suly I re- remained in Anthon, y ot New bock on my more t 1822 ty Ww office in young, one pan invited of earning and also, . Teserving g, dancing r branch of oftman and $60 as his started for le place to ‘an business iller, whose reputation e, [ bad no ad from the Loalled upon a tallor as an expert, who testified tuat | the holder was sewed, not “quilted,” aud that the | other article was white’ jean aud not “calico” at all. | The bystanders showed vee interest in the argument Which this defence produced and were gratilied when | they found that the culprit escaped ap which they thought would be wo severe for the trans- gression. MR MEETS THURLOW W forewhicel foil off, the couch Wert down, anu party, except Limsell, required to be intted muduy ravine, Among a crowd which quickly assembled, and more eilective, While more deferential the rest, lent the party wis yiphing Ol my aequalatunce low Weed. He bad acquired the printer’s art througa at Albany. In 1826 be met Lafayette in Auburo and the ceremonies attending his reception. ENTERING THR POLITICAL AIEXA. Returning through the streets of Kochester from an | excursion to Niagara Falls, a linchpin gave way, a severe trials, was then euiting apd conducting a news payer at Rochester, which he printed cuietly with lis Own hand, and be had alreaay become uisunguished for public spirit and eminent ability, 1 think aiso he Was thy next yeur a leading memver ol the Assembiy punishment u the whole out of the , one tallor jung sym- ussistanee, With Thurs assisted in im January, 1828, | ound that my professional busi- Hess had steadily increased. I needed no orlice tor a Livelinood; but wus tempted to believe that an hon. | ofuble trust, Which sould harmonize with my pri Bice of the Jaw, migbt avuil in increasing my pro- fessional reputation, My personal and political tread, Seaeca Wood, EF was then boing the ollice of Sur- Togate of Cayuga county, under an appointment of | Govervor Cimon. Mr. Wood was desirous to resign. ‘He pinced his resignation 1n my bands, with a Jeter to Governor, recommending me for th # oh * * Governor = Clinton u resignation, and sent a mos Senate, nousmating me tor tue vacant off free abd confident assurance that it wo firmea, * tow Mr, Clinton and abandon Mr. Adams w tated upon me, While my LoMiation lay uni jm the Sepate awaiting my decision. conceived, [did not long hesitate, meeting treid at the Capitol by the “nation cans’ of Alvany, consider the poitical dilemma thus produced, it was popularly represented to ve a meetiig 10 express the indiguation of the national re- } publicans aguiost Mr. Cliuton for his deivetion from their caase, and his injurious coalition with Mr. Van Bureo, Imreality, however, it was ruther a lamenta- | Aion over Str. Cinitou's separation trom the cause and the Iriends with whom his fortunes and iume were be- | identified. The Senate re- | Sheved to ve insepatavily jected wy fomination ax Surrogate, Dregreiied, vot U my Weakness in vesiting to dipate civil piace at the haus of the saw at once bow much the desir be nominated 1 Execu depeude siderations iver than the saieiy oF sek or accept a (rust conferred vy Execut ity. Thar case occurred lacer, wheu i, with extreme | rejuetante aud irom convictious of public duty, Wook the office oj Secretary of State at tle veginning of the fe, ‘TERVIAW WITH AAKON RERR. Mr. Seward’s lirst chancery ci wi ucing Lim to Asron Burr, hey met aes ‘opened the interview with exp! sytanathy with my poltical * * The question whether to follow Mr. ams and thenveforth abandon Mr. Clinton, of to lol- As may well be 1 uppeared ata | ‘hy failure to obtain the office, but or whe boluing of such @ place tended vo compromise my personal nee, und I resolved thencelorth, upon Hy cou- | the State, ever to | civil war, aud lied it until the restorauon ‘of peace. he means of J opinions, and then easily @ appoint. accepied | ww the with a uld be Cun as precipi- acted upon al republi jor a subor= | live power, ave anthor- | at Albany, ressious of digressed into rominiscences of the Revolutionary war, of the disastrous attack upon Quebec, of the bat- te of Monmouth, of the mill ag os Washing- of his generals, Greene, Gates, Lafayette; of jeyrand, of Dr. Franklin, and even of his great Hamilton, whom he siain. The interview was held in my fomily, on a Sunday, He suffered no passage in it LO occur without addressing some pleasing compliment to my wife, and all the while held one oF both of my chilaren on his kneo, At last he came to the object of nis visit, I thought I was wary as well as tirm in declining his request that I would facilitate his application to reinstate the chancery suit. He made his motion, with ap affidavit, which detailed the proceedings ‘at our interview in @ manner which put me quite in the wrong, while I could not successfally impeach it, and so Mr. George Chowder was ro-cstablishod in court, with all the ad- yan he had twice lost. It cost some delay and much effort to procure, trom time to time, persons in New York city competent to give perjurod testimony of conversations held with my ts on their farms 10 Gayuga, in which they confessed away their title and their rights. And so Mr, Burr suffered the same misfortune as his predecessors and was twice ruled out of courtylike them, and twice came back again, through tho samo means of affidavits, based upon gentl seductive interviews with myseli. Ido not think I derived any advantage from the political sympathy and support he professed in these intervicws. But his conversation was fascinating and, in one sense, in- MeN though on most subjects prejudiced and -in- sincere, THe WniG PARTY. In 1834, in the midst of the great popular excitement which had been awakened by the debates on natioual policy in Congress and in the State Senate, cume the annualcharter election of the city ol New York, im which the opposition to the fedoral and State admin. iwtrations had as¢umed the name of “Whig.” The whig ticket secured a majority of four in the Common Council and only tailed of electing their candidate for Mayor, Gulian G. Verplanck, by 111 votes, This elec- tion was fo!lowed by town mectings, which everywhere indicated a revolution of opimion against the adminis- tration and the dominant party. It becume manpfest to inal party that it must expect a defeat in the charter election which was soon to come ‘off in the city of Albany, like that which it bad suf- fered in the city of New York, Alarmed at the eflect upon the popular mind which would be produced by deteats, not only 1 the metropolis, but in the State cap! the party managers resorted to an expedient, then quite a novel one, to avert a defeat in Albany. They introduced a bill remodelling the city charter and postponing the election a year, during which time the present incumbents should hold over. This high handed measare, partaking of tho deflance of popular opinion which then distinguished the administration at Wasbington, excited violent opposition in thecity and throughout tho State, I was relied upon to be the or- gan of that opposition, and I challenged the proceed- ing as being a flagrant political abuse anda violation of the spirit of the State constitution. If I tailed in this speech, the failure consisted 10 my moderation. Chief Justice Spencer, then a political actor, insisted upon my denouncing the new law as a violation, not merely of the spirit, but of the letter of the constitu- tion. After organizing a party, the next thing was to get a candidate. On tho subject of this search Mr. Seward ‘Thurlow Weed, Frederick Whittlesey and myself hastened to New York, hoping to ascertain there that a nomination of that. eminent citizen Gulan C. Ver- planck, the recently defeated can e for Mayor of New York, tor Governor would be acceptable to bim ‘and satisfactory to the party in the eastern region of the State, On urriving there we ascertained that Mr. Verplanci would not listen to our propositiou, and that any other nomi: ion that could be conceived would be more acceptable than hig, We were now as deeply and as spasmouically in despair for s guberna- torial vandidate as little Greece frequently is in want ofaking. Inthe midst of our perp{exities our self- constituted commission adjourned across tho river to see some new mechanical invention, then on exhibition in the public garden of Hoboken. Sit- ting down there to rest, with i wines and cigarson the table before us, in the garden, surrounded by crowds of idiers, we came to a final consultation. In this debate we brought under discussion ail the promi- nent men of our party throughout the State, stated the argument in favor of and considered the popular and other objections against them. I nominated Mr. Weed. Mr. Whittlesey sustained my motion. Mr. Weed positively and peremptorily declined, Un the second ballot I voted for Mr, Whittlesey; Mr. Whittle- sey tor me; Mr. Weed gave the casting vote in my fuvor, We’ rose promptly from the table, and 1 was directed, by the majority of the commission, to hasten to Auburn, so 28 to be safely at home before the con- vention should assemble, to whom this arrangement should be submitted. Hereabouts the autobiography ends and the lettersfbe- gin, When appealed to to write this autobiography Mr. Seward tuok several Gays for reflection and then wrote to nis friend, Mr. J. C. Derby, of Appleton’: Tam clearing away trom my tabi cumulated business and correspondence, with a view, if 1 can find the necessary utd, to prepare an account, not of my life and times, but of my own particular part in the transactions and events of the period in which | have lived. He began the work !n the form of a narrative ad- dressed to his children, and brought the story down to 1834. His death left it unfinished, THE LETTERS. The letters are even more entertaining than the autobiography, for they were not intended for publica- tion, and are therefore more free and easy 1n style and more personal in matter. In a letter to his wite he gives an idea of how his Iife at Albany was spent:— ‘nunspay, Jan, 6, 1831. No measure of impor as yet ovcurred tn the L with the iden that In Another day's labor fi no debute of interest, bh ture, I rise in the mor ing to do till elev: two und a bait hours, , dine, und after that hour is allowed to be busy, AS, 1or fustance, after din- y Leame up into my room, wrote the first two lines on this page, was interrapted by # call aad continued re- ceiving calis and dismissing visitors until about sunset, when J wbandoued all hope of writing ove moro line tilt everybody should have gone to bed. So, in Ned forth, went wi Mr. and called on Mr. samuel M. hour with him, came down at Cruttenden’s, spent anh . Spencer in arrang- ing our causes or nthe Supreme Court, went across to bid wood Mr. and Mrs, Tracy, dropped into Mr. ‘ili’ room, looked io upon Muyuard, came down, aie supper wnd find myself im my room wt half-past cieven O'clock. Now, how any mar. finds time to study and make pee here is beyond my comprehension, { want to look junto the salt laws and the canal jaws and two or three other matters, besides doing up some oid busine: but fn truth two letters irom Seth Hunt lay on my table reproaching my negligence. ‘Iracy and Maynard say Tinnst make up my rmore tobe worth anything for practice in the Adieu, mind ne} law, Doletul prediction for a poor mun! protect you all! Heaven PEN PORTRAITS. The following is from a letter to his wife:— Jaxvany 12, 1831, dis very much with me, and T enjoy his warinth ot ‘A politician, skillal in design aud persevering in ecution, whose exciting principle is personal friendship or opposition and not self-interest ~ that is just Lhurlow Weed. How much more Llike him than T should ii he was selfish and avaricious you know me well enough to form an upin- jon. He is warm in his attachments, He gives for charity's na beyond description, open ere beyond most men’s sincerity. t to iny levislative friend He came here expecting to make a but he fears to thrust himself Into the happy because he is not a victor with- rage to enter the lists. His conversation is ulways apon his own disappointments, Maynard is « giant in intellect, indsfatignbly industrions, dical, «riginal und persevering. He makes no prot: lis. exhibits no discriminating preferences for any is always uniform, reasons slowly, carefully and w upow every subject. tis inform om is extensive, his of application vory great, his perseverance in study Noman can associate with him without ad- desteeuing him; und yet no man, so sake, is ge hearted and si What a cont morbidity ambi ti Ho bi wditferent man {rom all these, He ix genius, of great and varied literary of refined tastes und high and honorable He seems the most eloquent, 1 might wiaoxt He is plainly his dui acquirenent principles. say the only eloquent tan in the -enute, clothed and wbostentatious. Winning in nnd gifted in converswtd the havit of telling him wit'y ur whole e protests, and d 1 has humble it. 1 doubt nov that, » be will be one of the unintentionally xpepsia taken inte the great men of the natio Writing home of bis first speech he says Night betore lust {suid to myself, “Heury Seward, you area foul tobe afraid of your shadow, Show yourself « man, Bring tp the suit business, prove to those who tmisconstrue your diflidence iuto’ meanness that the stall not seal a . y and Maynard . look my seat, paper in hand, B. icoula properly offer the resolution | xrew a ne it Lill Monday—te wht once more of it, the opportunity abuoxt pass | and, With & motion of uncommon energy. L fuand myseit on aid I, and thick darkness was vefore fuslowin olution.” Tinagine my I hears the Presiden i from the Seventh district Tt was reas while L wai dof what Lhud imeaut to rrassment tentold greater [ disco ook warm. Two or three were od that the resolution ve laid Hecuusy L was Fe upon ittorone day, ‘Tsat down, atter consentin postponement. In the evening Kexeney men cane to now what Emeant. The uewspapers reported the offering of the resovution, and I was bailed by atl the anti-Regeney meu as « hero ior my bold determination to bring to light the peculations on the Treasury RELIGIOUS VIEWS, In another letter he says:— Suxpay Evenina, Jan. 6. to St. Paul's, where I heard a ser. vingelizing the heathen, [never to its prece d practie! . Happy are thi this religion . krow up it the faith, go through tite with and die with tiumphant hope; and miserabl who wither Delleves or KLtH As if he believed that span of fois the Whole period allotted for his duration, LEPTER TO MR. WRED Returning to Auburn, in 1536, Seward wrote to Mr. | Weed:— Avnurs, Nov. 17, and here your letter, whieh crossed iny path whew way ty Albany. It is iwil of forevodings of do- e Presidential election and of despair for (ue Ke Mrighter prospects are uw belo # us, and we are at Van Buren’s success takes place under such public able to see t y | York. | ‘Thankful Blossor professes a warn and distinguishing | for the “hero of Tippecanoe” ev « candidate by continua. tion, But [ am uot willing to take counsel of atey hones AMUSEMENTS, fears, [uw sure that the auty of edu of the constitution and {fellows it is destined. to" infrequent, CHARITY CONCERT. i meee ene Seatac anew aeietann ie, ,Buil| A charity concert in ald of tho Tompkins square sat eerehation of cmaimceining | mt. and the | Homaopathic Dispensary was given last evening at mgre worth than all the spoils of i ae | Steinway Hall, which was attended bya stall but fare. CHARACTERISTICS. ‘The father’s characteristics are thus described by the so Except while receiving visitors, Soward usually sat in bis writing chair, pen in hand, Those two occupa- tions consumed the whole of bis waking hours; there moments, no recreations, no hours for mount of work accomplished by this pet imply prodigious, as the manuscript drafts, still preserved, attest, Every communication, important or trivial, was answered, and the answer ‘was nota mere form but dralted by his own hand. » . bd Lg During the turmoil of his official life at Albany, his equanimity ‘was proverbial, His calmness and courtesy were never disturbed by trifies, He had patience with unreason- able people, and tolerance even for those who unjust aud unkind toward bimselG * * * His view about un official career wus, that it was like axea voyage—a proper thing to undertake and a good thing to bave accomplished in safety, though full of discom- tort d annoyance while in progress. ‘The snuffbox that was presented to him be always afterward used, It travelled with him in bis voyages, and at home occupied a drawer in his writing desk when not carried in his pocket. Taking snui ever, could hardly be said to be a habit of his at thu period. An occasional pinch in tho course of conver- Bation or of work was all that he indulged in, having been advised that it was useful a8 a preventive of a eo affection to which he had tormerly been sub- ject. Smoking was a hfelong habit, eapeciully during sea- sons of hard ard laborious study. Ho usually lighted a cigar when sat down to write, slowly consyming itas his pen ran rapidly over the page, and lighted a fresh one when that was exhausted. The Lumber varied at different periods, though arely fell below half adozenaday. Tbere used to be sanding joke between him and Dr, Reed, professor at Union Col- lege, to the effect that once, when the two were driv- ing from Albany to Schenectady, sixteen mili they found themselves out of cigars, und at the first tavern bought a bundle of twenty-five, On reaching their destination the cigars were all gone, ch acknowl- edged that ho bad- smoked a dozen, but eacu insis that the other had smoked the odd one * * * ‘Though he never lived extravagantly, he loved to live hospitably, 10 spend and give freely, When out ot office he usually lived up to bis income; when in office he made it a rule to always spend more than his salary, determined, as he used to that ‘the public should never put dollar in his poe! Le In regard to political preferment he was ambitious of achievement, not of office, He seugnt no place, and was reluctant to ac- cept any if he saw that in so doing he was crossing the ambition of iriend or associate, A PREDICTION ABOUT SECESSION. He closed a speech in Syracuse, in 1844, with a pre- diction deemed, oven by many whigs, extravagant. ‘Time has vorified it:— Democrats, liberty-men and whigs, by whatever name you preler to be called! the issue presents it- seifaliketoall, Texas and slavery are at.war with tho principles, the sympathies of all. ofthe Union depends on the result. To increase the slavebolding power is to subvert the con- stitution; to give a feartul prepondcrance which may, and probably will, be speedily followed by demands to which the democratic free-labor States cannot yield, and the denial ot which will be made the ground of secession, nullification and disupion! UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, Mr. Seward, in a speech avowing his desire that the Irish people should have free and equal suffrage in the choice of represeatatives in Parliament, satd:— Imay: betold that Irishmen are incompetent to govern themselves, Letthem try. It is certain they could not govern themselves worse than Eugland governs them. * * * But {am asked, ‘Would you give the ballotto every man learned or unlearned, bond or free?’ Yes. * * * 1 would, indeed, pre- fer thatthe schoolmaster should precede the ballot box, but universal education 18 sure to follow universal suffrage. F We have already exceeded. the limits of a book re- view, but the importance and iaterest of this volume have induced us to quote cupiously from its pages. Mr. Frederick H. Seward has accomplished his delicate task gracefully, and placed the American people under a weight of obligation in giving them so good an in- sight into the private life of one of their most famous statesmen, Let us hope that another volume, bring- ing the memoirs down to the date of Mr. Seward’s death, will soon follow. ‘The book will be handsomely bound, as it 1s beautt- futly printed, and is fllustrated with portraits on steel ot Mr, and Mrs. Seward, the most important of the persons mentioned, It will be sold by subscription only. * NEW BOOKS RECEIVED, ‘the ir February, 1 eld . New York. Canal Lnterodvaniqus 8 Ecluses ni le territoire du Darien entre les Golfes aba et de Miguel (Etats-Unis de Columbie). Purls Libeaire Chal mel Aine, Cartes et Plans du Depot de la Marine et de le ‘Tunels; & trav Guerre. Fourth, Filth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth (the latter for 1876) Annual rt of the Stute Board of Charities, New ‘ork, smitted to the Legislature In the years from 1871 to 1876, Messrs, Weed, Pursons & o., of Albany, printers, A Widow of Windsor (Lori Series), by ets Tales of a Da; Annie Gaskell, Loring, publisher, curner of Wushington streets, Boston. Whitefriars; or, the Times and Days of Charles the Sec- ond (with original illustrations by Chapin). Messrs. T. B, Peterson & Brothers, Philadeiphia, jromfield and ‘Vun Nostrand’s Eclectic Engineering Magazine (Febru- ary, My WY. Van Nostrand, Murray and Warren streets, New York, Courtship in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty and Eigh- teen Hundred and Sixty; es of Two Centuries. Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & elphias Blackwood's Ediuburgh Maguzine (American edition) for January, 1877. The Leonurd Scott Pubilshing Company, No, 41 Barclay street, New York, he Repubile (« montuly magazine, No. 1, vol. VILL) for January, 1877. The Kepublic Publishing Company, Wash- ington, D. 0. The Sauitarian and Organ of the Medico-Logal Society | Quonthiy magazine) fur February, 1877, From office, No, 82 Ne eu the Origin, Growth and Charact Organization, Messrs, J. 8. Lippineott & Co., Phita- delphia. Twice Defeated, or the Story of a Dark Society in Two Countries, Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, ia (in parts. cover), trom both inclusive. C.J. io, 15 Dey Genoral Agent; Messrs. Estes & Lauriai, No. 201 Washington street, Koston, puiiishers, The New York So for the Prevention ct Cruelty to Childven. Second Annual Report, 1877. Office uf the society, No, 860 Broadw: New York, Messrs. D, Apple- org. Our} and Poems delivered several Stutes oF the the Astor Library. a Romance of the Jerseys. Bret Messrs, Jumes KR, Osgood & Co, Bos. Harte, Iilustrat ton. Potter's American Monthly Illustrated Magazine of His- tory, Literature, Science and Art, for February, 1877. | Messrs. Jobn KE. Potter & Co., Philadelphia, LIFE SAVING SERVICE. A NOBLE RECORD OF OFFCIAL FAITHFULNESS. TreNtox, Jan, 27, 1877. Ex-State Senator Havens, of Ocean county, now gov- | ernment superintendent of the life saving stations on the New Jersey coast, reports that during the last fve weeks 202 lives have been saved by the hie saving ser- vice ander bis charge. Mr. Havens is one of the most | efficient oflicers in the service, and through his untir ing exertions the various departments under him have been thoroughly systematized. His men are subjected to as rigid discipline as is practised in the regalar | army. Sentries are placed wlony the beach at all | hours night and day, sunshine and storm, and a com | | stant lookout 18 kept for the unfortunate mariner | whose life may be risked on the deep, blue oceun, LICENSE OR NO LICENSE, TreNvon, Jan. 27, 1877. ‘The temperance people of this ci termined war against the granting of licenses to sell malt liquors, &c. For the past week no less than lorty ladies baye been engaged in procuring signatures on remonstrances to the Common Counell against the granting of licenses by that body. These strongly urge the city fathers not to ullow any one in the city to sell rum or beer, and they are receiving numerous signatures, A lively time 1s expected between the temperance and auti-temperance elements when the council meets to consider applications for licenses, HE NEW BERGEN TUNNEL. In accordance with a decision of the Delaware, Lack- wanna and Western Railroad Company, the new tunnel ander Bergen Hill is to be arched with brick the entiro length of 5,200 feet. Of this distance the | arching has beeu completed, except 600 feet, It wili | give an idea of the work pertormed when it is stated that 7,000,000 brick have been taid in the arching. All the shatts have been torn down and will be rebujit ty sach a manner that the ventilation will ex. ceed that of any tunnel in the country. The cost of the additional urcting will, 1m the opimon of Mr. Sloan, president of the Delaware, Lackawanpa aud Western Railroad, be more than compensated by the | security aguinst accidents trom talling rock. It wilt ren. | der unnecessary the employ ment of watchmen, ag in the | Ervetunoel, Mr, Jobn Me Andrew, the contractor, stat | that the tapnel will be ready for the passage of tra! | Auspicos as to Afford encouragement to raily, ouce more, | Withia two months, The only drawback thug far under a stenders dene ee Cia! A oy neaniy vietorions | in the low grade over the streeta running frow Jerse 90 Ao sera. Ge gee Dosos,, ony. engt City to Hovoken. Permission bas veeo granted by the T, lor one, am ready and willing wou | - ates, “Mey Pent wewer yield an inch of ground, t | Jerery Clty aashorives to lower the grade, ot ihe had au inte ger, whose equ T iad | Streets so ws to allow the passage of wagons. The new Will Wave possessed yon of bh ereat cause t will inspire you we, views, aud I thiok, tightly the Hackensack River, which was proved 4s been completed, are making a de- | ry appreciative audience, The programme was long, nd included selections for full orchestra, piano, violin, male quartot and chorus, and contralto, tenor and baritone solos, be ipetcgreerln | the tength of the programme the audience insisted on encoring nearly beget aameet, ‘and thus prolonged the concert until @ late bour, PIANO-HARP RECITAL. Mr. J. A. McKenzie and his piano-barp won the heartiest applause last evening from the limited au- dience assembled in Science Hall, Eighth street, in response to his announcement that be would give @ musical. entertainment there, The piano- harp 18 a musical instrument similar in shape to a piano and = struog like a harp. ‘The entertainment closed by an explanation of the construction of the instrument by the inventor, Mr, McKenzie. A model was presented and the demon- Strator proceeded to show the difference between the piano-harp and the duicimer, claimed for this instrument three distinct voices—the piano tone, pro- duced with hammers, another voice with the picking of the fingers, and the zither, produced with the drum ming of thimbles, [¢ also bad the imitation of four distinct instruments—t piano, harp, gzither and banjo--the piano and harp were the leading voices, which accounted for ite compound name, A HEBREW ENTERTAINMENT. The Young Men’s Hebrew Association of the west side bad one of their ploasant reunions last evening at Lyric Hall, Sixth avenue and Forty-second street. ‘The object of this society purports to be the improve- ment of the mental, moral, social and physical con- aition of its members and other parposes of a philan- thropie character. Last evening they had an enter- tainment of a musical and intellectual character. Th: large room was well filled, Dr. 8, N, Leo read an instructive and entertaining accotut of atrip to Europe, abounding in pleasant and amusing nari tve, Miss Solomon played somo choice selections on the piano in a manner that elicited the applause of the audience, dir, Brooks gavo @ recitation with effect, and Miss Leon performed wenderfully for an amateur on the violin. MUSICAL AND DBAMATIC NOTES, Mr. Boscovitz has a piano recital at Steinway Hall on Tuesday evening. ‘Miss Augusta Dargon has been playing successiully in Galveston, Texas. “Paria by Night’? is still on exhibition in Philadel- phia at the Colosseum, 5 FR. L, Davenport will play tn “Dan’l Drace” in Poughkeepsie this week, Mr. Josepn H. Tooker, of Booth’s Theatre, was serenaded on Friday night ri The New York Mozart Club give a concert at Stein- way Hall on Thursday evening. “Sardanapalus” will be produced at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, to-morrow evening. Heller’s Wonaer Theatro will offer a new programme this week, full of amusement and variety. Brown, the mind reader, will give one of his peculiar exhibitions of skill at Chickering Hall on February 21. ‘The first seven performances of Jules Verne’s spec- tacle at Nivlo’s were witnessed by over 31,000 people. Aconcert was given last night at Steinway Hall in aid of the Tompkins Square Homeopathic Dispen- sary. Aconcert will be given at Steinway Hall to-morrow evening for the benefit of the Hospital for the Cure of Chronic Diseases. Two trotting races, running races and scenes tilus- trating Indian life will bo the attraction at Gilmore's Garden to-morrow evening. Signor Blitz, who has delighted so many with his canary birds and ventriloquism, is lying dangerously iat his home in Philadeipbia, Mrs. H. L. Brinkley will dehver her new lecture, “The Men of the Period,” at Mount Vernon on Tues- day evening, and afterward at other towns. The Liederkranz Society announce a grand concert at their hall in Fourth street, to take place this even- ing. Thomas’ orchestra will take part in it, A testimonial concert will be given to Mr. Eisner, late of the Brooklyn Theatre orchestra, on Wednes- day, at the First Reformed church, Brooklyn, ‘the rehearsals of “Fifth Avenue’? have begun at Booth’s Theatre. Mr. Rowe, the author, is in the city, and Mr. George Rignold is expected to arrive to-day. Miss Maggie Denier, the pleasing and sprightly soubrette and vocalist, is now pluying a successful en- gagemeut at the new Adelphi Theatre, Williamsburg. Mr. J. 8. Clarke is playing a very successful engage- ment at the Strand Theatre, London, ‘Among the Breakers’ and. ‘‘Toodles” have already been given to crowded houses, The Filth Avenue Thoatre has been crowded nightly, aud ‘Lemons’ has been proved to be one of the most attractive, as well as one of the funniest plays of the season. It is excellently acted, as well as elegantly produced. Mrs. Bowers and Mmo. Janauschek have both been playing Marie Stuart in Philadelphia at the Arch and Walnut street theatres respectively. Both have been drawing good houses. Mrs. Bowers plays Lady Aud- ley this week. “only a Woman,” a new play, by A. E. Lancaster and Julius Magnus, with Miss Charlotte Thompson as the hero: has made a hit in Pittsburg, and the press of that city pronounce it one of tho best of American plays. A literary and musical reception will be given to Mr. Freqerick A, Chapman at the hall of Dr. Crosby’s church, on Saturday evening, February 3, Mr. Chapman will read and Mr. 8. B, Mills and other artists will perform, “Around the World in Eighty Days,’’ at Niblo’s Garden, delighted thousands of peoplo last week with its brilliant scenery, charming ballet and dramatic effects, Tne Kiralfys bave eclipsed in this production even the marvels of ‘*Azurine.” On Thursday alternoon at Niblo’s Garden a benefit will be given to Mrs. English, mother of the late Lucille Western. Dramatic and musical perform. ances are announced by the companies of Niblo’s, Wallack’s, Brooklyn Park Theatre, Lyceum and Borth’s, “All for Her’? bas grown in public favor, and large audiences have greeted 11 during the week, Whatever differences of opinion may be in respect to the literary merit of the play there is no difference as to its purity and power. Mr. Waliack’s Hugh Trevor is one of the finest of his recent creations—carnest, brilliant and picturesque, The second concert of the series given by Miss Arabella Root for the poor will take place at Associa- tion Hall, February 2 The programino ts large and attractive. Besides Miss Root, who will sing her charming ballads, Mme. Bisehi, Mr. F, W. Jamio- son, Mr. Otto Soldan, Mr. Henry Galt, Signor José Godoy and sr, Charles A, Cable will appear, Mr. Hermann Linde’s first reading of Shakespeare last week proved him to be a clome student aod an ac- complished elocutionist. As he hag studied Eoglish | foronly a few months it would be unfair to judge him | absolutely by this one performance, He will visit | Philadelphia and Boston, and on his return will read | several of Shakespeare’s tragedies at Steinway Hall. “Man and Wife” will be played during the earlier part of the week at the Grand Opera House, to be fol- lowed oy “Divorce,” These performances seem to give much satisfaction to the public, and Miss Ida Jeffries has made a powerful impression by ber per- souation of the heroine in the former play, Since her first appearance tho lady has advanced raprdly in her art. G. Paul Smith, the boy actor, as he was called, who divd suddenly in Brooklyn Friday night, was, we be. lieve, the youth who undestook to play Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre last year, Although he failed, of course—tor no boy of seventeen could comprenend that character—he showed abilities which with study and experience might huve made him an ornament to the stage, . ‘The Olympic Theatre will reopen on Tucsday night, having been carefully refitted during the past two weeks. It is intended to give a series of Mr. Augustin Daly's dramas, tho first of which will bo “The Big Bonanza.’ The company is composed of the disen+ gaged artists of the Fifth Avenue Theatre and Mr, Charles Le Clerq, Mr. Owen Fawcett, Mr. J. H. Ru Miss Alice Grey, Miss Ada Gilman and Mrs. Brutche, concert at Chickering Hail, on Wednesday, February 7, under the management of Mr. De Vivo, Tho concert will be given for the benetit of the Chapin Home for twe Aged and Intirm, Miss Abbott, who brings with her the most flattering testimonials trom Europe, will be supported by Brigaoli, Ferrauts, Case and a grand orchestra under the experienced buton of Max Marotzck. NEW YORK SERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. _ Miss Emma Abbott makes her American début in | Directory” will give au entertainment, comprisisg | vocal and instrumental music and tableaus virants, at Steioway Hull, on Friday evening next, for the benefit i the Convalescent Home and charitable work of the directory. Mme. Gulager, Miss Anna Borie, Mr. J. E. Haner, pianist, and otvers have voluntecred their services, and the free use of the hall has boen accorded by the proprietors. A grand amateur theatrical performance will be given at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday evening Fobruary & Sheridan’s fine ola comedy of the “School for Scandal’ will be played with an exceptionally strong cast of amateurs from the leading dramatic societies of this city and Brooklyn. Mra Sheridan Shook will be the Lady Teazio, Sir Peter will be played by Mr, John Bird, and Mr. Charles Bamburg will essay the part of Charles Surface, “Our Boarding House,’ by Mr. Leonard Grover, is a four-act comedy which has met with great favor jn California, Chicago and Philadelpbia, 1t will be pro- duced for the firat time in ‘New York at the Park Theatre to-morrow night It contains twenty char. acters, and will be acted by a strong company, among whom are Mr, Stuart Robson, Mr, W. 4H. Crana, Mr. wW. E. Sheridan, Mr. T, E. Morris, Mra, Alexina Fisher Baker, Misa Roberta Norwood, Miss Maude Harrison and Miss Virginia Buchanan, Mile, Marie Aimée, the most fascinating of opera boufe singers, commences an engagement at the Kagle Theatre to-morrow night under,the management o! Mr, Maurico Grau. The company 1s admirably solected and the attractions for the week will be “1a Jolie Parfumeuse,” ‘‘La Vie Parisienne” and ‘La Fille de Mme. Angot.”? The first of these operas will be pre- sented on Monday and Tuesday evenings aud at the Saturday matinée, the second on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and the third on Fridvy aad Satur- day evenings. The operas will bo given with increased chorus and orchestra and elegant mise en sckna Theodore Thomas’ next public rehearsal and concert take place at Steinway Hall, on Thursday aficrnoon and Saturday evening. The following is the pro- gramme: —Suite, No. 3, in D, Bach; overture, air, ga- yotte, bourrée, gigue. Symphony, No. 6, in F (pas- torale), op. 68, Beethoven; 1, Allegro ma non troppo (The cheerful impressions excited on arriving in tho country); 2. Andante molto moto (Scene by the | brook); 3. Allegro (Peasants’ merry making); 4. Alle- gro (Storm); 5, Atlegretto (The shepherd’s song; glad aud thankiul feelings after the storm). Intermission. Slegfried’s death and finale, “GOtterdimmerung,”” Wagner. Mme. Pappenheim will be the soloist, A literary and mustcal entertainment will be given by the New York Press Club at Steinway Hall on Tues- duy ovening, February 6. The receipts are to go to the relieftund. Quite an attractive programme has been arranged for the occasion, Mark Twain will read one of hid humorous stories, and Messrs. Charles A. Burbank and Charles P. Roberts, tho well known elocutionists, will give recitations, The musical part of the ontertainment will be interpreted by tho following artistes:—Mme. Pappenheim, Clara Louise Kellogg, soprani; the New York Gleo and Madrigal Club (G. G. Rockwood, director); Messrs. Gcorge Werrenrath and William Castle, tenors; Mr. Boscovitz, pianist; the Young Apollo Club, and others, This will be the last week of ‘Miss Multon” at the Union Square Theatre, and its extraordinary run is only ended by the necessity of producing “Les Danicheffs” February 5, The managers intend to reproduce this powerful drama nearly like the original as the difference between the two languages will permit. It will be cast with the best members of the regular company, including Miss Katherine Rogers, Miss Sara Jewett, Miss Fanny Morant, Mrs. Marie Wilkins, Mrs, Farren, Mrs, Seymour, Miss Lillian Cleves, Mr. Charles R, Thorne, Jr., Mr. Jumes O'Neill, Mr. John Parselle, Mr. Stoddart, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Giddings, and Mr. Lysandor Thompson. At the conclusion of Miss Clara Morris’ cngagemont she will probably visit California for her health, The ‘Flying Dutchman” was givon for the second time yesterday afternoon at the Academy of Music, by the Kollogg English opera company. The cast was the same as on Friday evening, and the performance was, in many respects, more in accordance with the spirit of the subject and tho’ ideas of the com- poser. The fow blemishes in stage management that seem to bo indispensable to a first per- formance of an opera in this city (representations In provincial towns cannot de considered) have disap- peared, and artists, chorus, and orchestra were abiy supported by those who bad the mechanical and scenic business in charge, A word of commendation must be given to Mr, Turner, a tenor, who undertook the rdle of the Helmsman, His voice is clear, resonant, well balanced and admirably schooled. On Monday Miss Kellogg appears in the utle rdle in Flotow’s “Martha,” on Weanesday in Meyerbeer’s ‘*Star of the North” and on Friday in the “Flying Dutchman.’? The matinee yesterday was densely crowded. MONTAIGNE. Mr. L. Sauveur, who 1s giviog, in French, a series of literary conferences at the Union League Theatre, on Twenty-sixth street, near Madison avenue, took for his subject, yesterday afternoon, “Montaigne,’? the great French author and philosopher of the sixteenth cen- tury. The speaker explained Montaigne’s system of doubt in a graceful and enthusiastic manner, whicn led bis hearers to surmise that he himself was an ardent disciple of the great sceptic. Mr, Sauveur, by way of preface, remarked that Soc: rates in Plato’s dialogues is always represented as de- molishing the argameuts of others, and, alter he has worsted ull his opponents, just when you thiak him about to establish something, he finishes the dialogue and leaves you nothing but doubt. ‘This,” gaid the lecturer, ‘is precisely the system of Montaigne.”” Emerson’s admiration for Montaigne was next dwelt upon, and it was shown how much of the latter’s great- ness was derived from the study of the former’s writ- ings Another argument to show Montaigne’s great learning was the number of differ. ent words he employs. There are between 50,000 and 100,000 words in the Engii-h or French language, Com- mon people in country places hardly use more than 600 or 600, A well educated gentlemen who mixes in soci- ety and reads the newspapers ures perhaps 6,000 words, I he’ 1s @ great orator or writer, and bas a genius like Lord Macauley, te may reach as high as 10,000 words. In the anctent Testament 6,400 words are em- ployed, Milton uses 8,000, the great Shakespeare em- ployed 15,000 words to express bis thoughts, Mon- taigae does not fall far short of him, Ii was precisely because of the continual application of his system tuat Montaigne had such a tow ot thoughts, The eternal balancing of the ‘tyes’? and the Sno’ on all questions increased his babits of medita- tion and depth of thought. He takes up the questions of faith —of natural theology—that is, theology proved by natural reasons, Some attack this idea by saying, “You should not attempt vo tamper with these ques- lions to prove supernatural things by natural ones,’” ‘To these he says, “You are right, Faith should not be proved by natural reasons, ouly Ido not see the iaitn you speak of.” Others oppose it by saying, **You can- hot prove faich by natural reasons.” ‘To these Mon- taigne answers, “If faith can notbe proved by natural reasons, then .nothing can be’? Then he launches forth into nis system that gothing can be kuown, that our only sale position in all questions is doubt—uni- versal doubt, There is a time in all our lives woen we hesitate at the vestibule of the church and do not enter; when we begin to see that eternal traths are not so simple and easy of veliet as the cateclisin tells us, Take all philosophical systems, they destroy each other aud leave us only mterrogation points every- “What folly to have confidence in a human like that!’? Montaigue would say, ‘What, reas then aro all our dreams of the soul, of immortality und ajuture life? Merely,” he Id rep.y, the somnia optantis, the dreams of men who desire them. There 1s only one thing lolt—to believe without ques- tion.’ “Lonce met a pastor,” exid the lecturer, ‘to whom I propounded such philosophical questions, and he answered me everywhere by negations, Here 1 have a very philosophical pastor, 1 thought, I finally asked him if he bevseved in the immortality of the nl. He said yes, and that he was very content to Veliwve it, but could give no more reason for doing so than for not duing 80, They aro all somnia optantis.’? The next lecture will deal with the works of Alired do Muret, AGED AND INFIRM. ‘The Superintendent of Buildings has made a survey of the building on the southwest corner of Nassau and Fulton streets and reports that ‘the first and sec- ond floors and basement are in av unsafe condition, that the beams under the sidewalk are rotten and the jarring of the heavy presses there 13 lable to cause it at any moment to cave in, and that the girders cuder the first and second floors are also rotten, ’’ The build- ing ts owned by the Beach family, who lease it out to dillerent paruies, the three most promipent of whom are Mr. Douglas aylor, who has occupied nis prescat floor tor over twenty years; Mn Hogh Hastings, who has been @ lessee tor ten years, and whose lease expires ear, and the proprietors of a Sunday newspaper, Taylor as weil as the other lessevs bas a large amount of printing myteriat and pr to move which woud take a long time to cart Away, The security of the ay ed is endangered, i is thought, principally by the Aeuyy presses used in the vaults beneath the grourid floor. None of the lessees has as ybt beeu no- SeGed to leave, and the principal oves will, 19 all prob- t 2 z A BRILLIANT STROKE. Ten Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Diamonds Stolen from a Confiding Sportsman. FALSE M’CARTHY NABBED Spirited Chase After the Robbers by Captain Murray. ‘An exccedingly shrewd and clever trick, by which diamonds to the value of $10,000 were stolen, was played yesterday. The plana were well laid and the criminals oxhibited great ingenuity. Had not Captain Murray, of the Fourth precinct, happened to have been near at hand it is probable that all implicated in the robbery would have escaped. Two of the accom- plices got away, carrying oftheir booty, but the third, and from appearances tho master mind of the enter- prise, came to grief, re ‘The history of the affair contains a warning to those inclined to place too much confidence in comparative strangers with oily tongues and winning ways. Some two months ago Mr. Charles V. Hand, who, last sum- mer, conducted the mustang races at Fleetwood Park, became acquainted with a young man named William F. C, McCarthy, AN ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG MAY. ‘The new acquaintance was a man of prepossessing appearance, In stature he was \six feet ono, and well built for his height. His age was 28, Black, curly hair, a handsome mustache, large, dark eyes, and ap intellectual forehead made nima type of manly beauty, His language was refined, and his manner that of a gentleman accustomed to move tn good circlos orsociety. It was not surprising, therefore, that Hand _800n became his friend. In the course of conversation one day Mr, Hand made mention of a quantity of dia- monds which be held in trast for Miss Mattie $3. Whit: ney, and on which he would like to raise aloun. Mc- Carthy became very much ihterested and exprossed his ability and willingness to oblige bis triend by pro- curing the loan. Somo days elapsed before further reference was made to the matter. LAYING HIS PLANS. A few wi ago McCarthy proposed that they acopartnership in the stock raleing business, and offered ag an inducement to negotiate w loan of $20,000 on the diamonds’ with which to carry oh the business, ‘Alter some consideration Hand consented, On Fri- day the copartnorsiip papers were duly signed, aud on the same day both visited No, 52 Wall street, where Mc- Carthy claimed to have a person ready to make the loan. Here they founda man, whom MoCarthy ttrodnced | to Hand as attorney tor the person wuo was to advance the money. The person was a lady, the attorney ex- plained, and would be 1n the office of Judge Suther- land,.in the Bonnett Building, the following atternoon, with the money, prepared to make the loan. This was eminently satisfactory. PREPARING THE PLOT. Yesterday afternoon nd and his partner went to tho place :mentioned. McCarthy stepped inside the office of Judge Sutherland, asked a question and im- mediately came out and explained to Hand that the attorney was not there. Pending his return {t was proposed to take a drink, and the pair started for a saloon, At the hail door they met tl torney, who consented to accompasy them. A WILY ATTORNEY, Over the Invigorating beverages furnished by the barkeeper, the attorney suddenly concluded to have McCarthy and himself go back to the Judge’s office with the diamonds, elfect the transfer aud roturn, when all would celebrate the transaction by a bottle ot wine, Hand. did not, of course, suspect his partner of treachery, aod unheaitatingly consented, After walting some little while, he went outside, and, to his astonishment, saw big two friends and an unknown person get into a coupé at tho corner of Nassau and Fulton streets. Jumping at once to the conctusion that they meant to steal the diamonds he burried alter them, urriving only to see the carriage dash rapidly away und hear the inmates shout to the driver, ‘Quick, quick! Drive anywhere!’? CHASING THE THIRVES. Hand shouted ‘Police!? and Captain Murray, who ‘was going over nis precinct In company with Detective Carr and happened to be near by, rau to bis assistance, ‘The case was quickly explained and the officers hur- ried alter the carriage, which was by this time several blocks anead and going rapidiy, Tho crowded condition of the streets proved au obstacle to the speed of tbe vehicle, and after a chase of ten minutes Captain Murray was at the horses’ heaas, Two of the inmates juinped quickiy out, mingled with the crowd and were lost to sight. ‘The remaining One proved to be McCarthy, and he was atonce placed under arrest. £ ARRAIGNMENT AT COURT. The prisoner was brought before Justice Kilbreth, at the Tombs Police Court, He assumed an easy, carc- less air, and ridiculed the ides of one partner stealing from another, He sent for bis counsel, ex-Judge Curtis, and, on the latter’s motion, the examination was set down for Munday at three’. M. T risoner was, in the meantime, committed without bail, THE LIEDERKRANZ BALL The heart of many a New York damsel has been made to beat high with pleasurable anticipations during the pust week by tho presentation of @ beautiful little picture on pasteboard, across oi end of which ran an announcement stating that its holder was entitled to take part in the Liederkrung fancy dress ball to be given at the Academy of Music on the 8th of February. The ball of the Licder- kranz Society has for many years been the representa- tive fancy dress entertainment of the metropolis; but the coming event will be in ali respects tar more splen- did and mirtb,provoking than any of its predecessors, The card 1s a gem 1n itsell, On one side Prince Carni- val is geen bursting from the tomb by the side of which two biue-coated watchers have fallen usleep. The | jovial monarch as he rises into view is hailed with d hight by a theong of merry maskers, while from his presence fly Surrow and ali her brood, Prudery covers her countenance with her fan, and Religious Prejadice, represented by a loug-hairea’ and meluncholy inaivie anal, takes to fight. The other side of the card ex- hivits a grotesque and ciever picture, Uut of the blue waters of the Rhine rises a rock on which is seated Waguer crowned with bay and iaying simultancously a lyro and a mighty instru- Brent of brass, which Is coiled around bim. Around the base of the rock the gracetul nymplis who guard ‘das Rheingold”? in the great trilogy uro playing, Triden is seen swimming a little distance off, gud near him Hayes clings to the rock, whiie in the distance Peter Cooper is tumbling into the water almost under the feet ot a mighty stupid elephant bearing a striking resemblance to “Big Six.” By a pardonable ana chronism the Hell Gave explosion ts seen in all is glory heaving up the water in mighty mass, and above all these, in 4 motley group, are portrayed the Whiskey Ring, the Sick Man of Europe, Johu Kelly, Ofenvach contorting himself as before his orch and other Iaughabie shapes in bewildering variety. A curious property of this picture is that, when turned up sideways, the rock at the bottom 18 found to be an exact likeuéss of President Grant, and Hayes is seen holding on toa lock of hair over the forehead o; Ulysses, GRAND CHARITY BALL. ‘The arrangements for the charity ball to take place at Terrace Garden Theatre on Tuesday evening next have all been completed, and everything is in readi- ness to make it a magnificent success, financially and entertainingly. Grafulla’s full band is engaged for promenade and dance music. The supper will bed la carte, and the theatre will be handsomely decorated for the occasion, The various committees will be ready and anxious to perform their duties in a way at once satisfactory, and will anticipate the desires of the patrons of the entertainment. The proceeds aro to be distributea among the deserving poor of the Nineteenth ward ol whatever creed, and persons contributing to the fund by pur- chasing tickots are requested to furnish t dresses: ol worthy subjects.of charity which may come within thew observation to the chairman of the Executive Committee, Mr, John D, Cummins, It may be well to state that relief has been already furnished to several suffering families. The price of tickets Is $1, which places it within the province of nearly all to patronize this worthy movement, WILY BANKERS. A party of six fashionably dressed men was observed wandering about the banks of Newark yesterday, Two of them entered the Mecbunics’ Bank aad, by their actions, excited the suspicions of Mr, Baidwin, the | teller, who privately sent for the police, The two were Joined by two others, and by this time the po- live arrived and took the four into custody, One ot them tore ip what was supposed to be a check, Another fled, aud tried to hide in a picture store, near by, but was caught. A mitten which he had flung Under the table was tound to contain skeletou keys, The men gave their names as James Barklay, dry goods dealer, Wilkesbarre; Georgo Crawford, Brooklyn merchant; James Spalding, Boston mer- chant; Charlies Dunning, New York broker, They professed to be entirely ignorant of cach others’ a ove. ments, vutall agreed that they purposed taking the game train for New York, IN LIMBO, Mr. Matthias Gootzel, of No, 11 Pine street, was ye: terday arrested, by order of Jndge Sper, of the Sue perior Court, on a charge brought by Mrs. Dorothea Ida Paycxen, who accuses him of having used for bim- self funds which be received from ber pecial y, be alidwed a month, or even two, to clear our | | The friends of the ‘Ladies’ Protective Union and their cflects, Tne only geutieman likely to contest apy adverse decision as regards the building will be Mr, Beach, who will suffer inost thereby, trust to invest them in bond aod mortgy; To detuuls of $8,000 bail Mr, Goetze is spending @ few days is Ludiow Street oak seieindamiianticeeaiiaiaiaiinme tense, camemenmmmee ee